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Shrimps designer Hannah Weiland at her Spring 2015 Fashion Week presentation.[/caption] Arriving at my hotel late this morning, I was eager to join in the excitement of the first day of
London Fashion Week. After checking in and tearing open a pile of invitations with the same verve I displayed at my childhood birthday parties, I jumped on the tube and joined the crowds at some of the mostly hotly anticipated presentations of the season. And it was even better than I expected. Here are a few impressions from an incredible first day.
1. Everyone is talking about Shrimps. And for good reason. Designer
Hannah Weiland, who launched her line of brightly coloured faux fur jackets and accessories only a year ago, presented today a beautiful spring/summer collection that quickly became the most buzzed about among the fashion set at
Somerset House (not to mention on Instagram). Introducing faux pony hair and stingray textiles, as well as silk pyjama-style separates (in collab with
Poplin) and shoes (with
Sophia Webster), Weiland told me after her presentation that she is closer to defining the
Shrimps woman: someone who “has fun with her style.” This clutch, though—right?
2. London’s got talent. Weiland is just one of the many hot young talents presenting in London this season. (We’re especially excited for Montreal-born
Thomas Tait’s catwalk show on Monday!) Inside the Emerging Talents showroom at Somerset House, we discovered
Wool and The Gang, creators of handmade, sustainable, bespoke knitwear that is exactly what we need to get us through the next polar vortex. I’ll take one in every colour, please.
3. We will all be craving metallic leather for spring. Fashion week can be pretty dangerous. I’m not talking about being trampled by crowds or caught in the crossfire of a street style photo frenzy (though, those are very real concerns)—I’m referring covetitis, and I’ve got a serious case. Every single item from today’s
McQ spring/summer 2015 presentation is now on my wish list, but especially the rose gold and liquid-silver leather pieces. If you haven’t been vaccinated, don’t scroll down, because this moto jacket will get you too.
4. Green juice is the universal lifeblood of the fashion industry. Seriously—it’s everywhere! From a fridge full of branded
Crude Juice at McQ to free flowing libations from
The Good Life Eatery at the
Club Monaco flagship launch, I had about three times the daily recommended intake of Vitamin A within a five-hour period. Which means... I'm ready to do it all again tomorrow!
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Frank + Oak and the NBA team up on Raptors merch

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Frank + Oak and the NBA team up on Raptors merch

Canadian fashion label Frank + Oak is always up to something, and tomorrow the Montreal-based brand will drop a 9-piece Raptors collection in collaboration with the NBA. The pieces that make up the line are directional, minimal and best of all—unisex. The pieces include a crisp Oxford shirt patterned with a subtle team logo, a heather grey waffle knit mock-neck and a leather backpack. The coolest piece might be the two-tone pop-over shirt. The Oxford's mock-neck collar and mix of materials offer a completely new take on fan gear. Even fair-weather fans (hey, no judgement) will be tempted by this sleek collab.

The collection will launch tomorrow online and at Frank + Oak's Queen West and CF Sherway Gardens outposts as well as the Real Sports Apparel shop at the Air Canada Center. The brand is set to release merch for 5 more NBA teams in 2017. Until then, go Raptors, go!

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Gigi Hadid is going on a social media cleanse

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Gigi Hadid is going on a social media cleanse

Gigi Hadid and Instagram are about to go on a break. The model recently revealed she'd be taking some time off from the social-media site after the holidays.

"I'm taking a month off, actually, during New Years. I'm not deleting my account, I'm just taking the apps off my phone," she told ELLE US of her social-media hiatus. "It's empowering, not just for people in the spotlight, for everyone. At the end of the day I'm choosing what I'm showing you. A lot of the world feels so entitled to other peoples' lives, which is so crazy. I'm going to take a break when I feel like it, and when I come back and share it with you, if you want to be supportive and still follow me, that's great. But, if you're going to be upset that I need to be human for a month, than maybe I don't want your follow anyway."

While we'll miss her killer feed – which includes her slaying the Victoria's Secret runway, arm in arm with beau Zayn Malik (see below), and #ootds in some of the coolest athleisure we've ever seen, we get it.

Gigi is not the only star to take a break from the 'gram this year. Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian and Selena Gomez also chose to detox from the app. "It has gotten to the point that people won't even say hi to me or recognize me as a human," Bieber wrote on Instagram before deleting his account, "I feel like a zoo animal, and I wanna be able to keep my sanity."

Everything you need to know about the changes to the Instagram comments section

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Everything you need to know about the changes to the Instagram comments section

We all know how fun Instagram can be. The comments section though...not so fun. The social media platform (finally!) is working to change all that. Here are the three biggest updates it's rolling out.

1) You can turn comments on and off for individual posts–even after you've posted. One of your posts not getting the love you thought it would? Shut those comments off. Change your mind a few days later? Switch them back on. A few accounts already have this feature, but soon it will be rolling out to everyone.

2) In the past, those with private accounts could only delete followers they'd already approved by blocking them. Now, you can simple remove them as a follower and no, they won't get notified that you did. Think of it as the unfriending of Insta.

3) And now for our favourite update: You can finally like other people's comments! Just tap the little heart icon to show the commenter some love. According to the blog post announcing the new features, being able to like comments "lets you show support and encourages positivity throughout the community."